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Bentley Estate 24.996 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Bentley Estate 2 is a 4.99608 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Bentley Motor Cars Ltd. Ranked #764 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Bentley Estate 2 accounts for 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Bentley Estate 2 around 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Rocksavage (810 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 25 km west of Manchester.

Capacity
4.996 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Bentley Motor Cars Ltd
Location
53.1050°, -2.4728°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,817. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #29,622 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,798 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Bentley Motor Cars Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

408 plants within 100 km, 14,983 MW combined

Nearest plant: Worleston (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.105000, -2.472800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bentley Estate 2 is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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